Audience & Purpose

Appropriate Format

A writer always crafts a piece of writing with an intended audience in mind. An audience can constitute one person or many persons. Who do you want to read your writing? In what ways will your work be appealing to that particular demographic? For example, car enthusiasts are a very different audience to bakers.

__Based on what is known about the audience, the writer will adapt their communication: __

Intentions

In the question, you will be most likely told the purpose that you are expected to use in your response. You must be clear about what you intend to achieve by writing this piece. Each purpose accomplishes very different goals and creates different effects. Once your work has been read, what impression do you intend to have on them?

__Are you writing to: __

Explain

Describing an idea or problem; making it understandable through use of relevant facts and details.